Vladimir Lopukhin Explained

Vladimir Lopukhin
Office:Minister of Fuel and Energy of Russia
President:Boris Yeltsin
Term Start:16 May 1992
Term End:30 May 1992
Predecessor:Himself (as Minister of the RSFSR)
Successor:Viktor Chernomyrdin
Office1:Minister of Fuel and Energy of the RSFSR
President1:Boris Yeltsin
Term Start1:10 November 1991
Term End1:16 May 1992
Predecessor1:Anatoly Dyakov
Successor1:Himself (as Minister of Russia)
Birth Name:Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin
Birth Date:23 May 1952
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Death Place:Moscow, Russia
Alma Mater:Moscow State University
Native Name Lang:ru

Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Лопухи́н; 23 May 1952 – 26 May 2020) was a Russian economist and politician. He served as 1st Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1992.[1] [2]

Life

Lopukhin was born in Moscow and graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University in 1975. From November 1991 until June 1992, he held the position of 1st Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation. He was appointed as an adviser to Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar in the fall of 1992, and also worked as partner of Lazard from 1992 until 1996.

Lopukhin died in Moscow in May 2020, three days after his 68th birthday, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Первый министр топлива и энергетики России умер от коронавируса. Радио Свобода. 26 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Former first Russian Minister of fuel and energy Vladimir Lopukhin dies of coronavirus. 26 May 2020. apa.az.
  3. Web site: Former first Russian Minister of fuel and energy Vladimir Lopukhin dies of coronavirus . ona.az . 28 May 2020.